Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

The Kenyan town where the best distance runners in the world are trained.

A popular 19th-century natural landmark is now hidden within a sprawling forest.

The dress young Pierce wore prior to his breeching ceremony in the early 1800s is now on display for all to see.

A 12,000-year-old bog boasting rare plants and fauna.

This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.

The macabre graffiti spectacle in a quarry in a Massachusetts forest reservation.

Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.

In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.